[ExI] Trump suggests letting Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 07/10/2026 21:23, spike wrote:
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> From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
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> >…you had absolutely no difficulty whatsoever criticizing POTUS when he happened to be a Democrat. Strange behavior coming from somebody who claims to be neutral….
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> I didn’t claim to be neutral on that guy.  Only the current one.


Am I understanding this right? 
You are saying you are NEUTRAL on Trump?

All I can say is, "First They Came". I'm sure you don't have to look it up, it's well enough known.


>  >…So I guess I would be correct in concluding that you were being arrogant and ignorant when you criticized President Biden for not cracking down on illegal immigration….
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> Illegal immigration is illegal.  POTUS does not get to choose which laws to enforce and which to ignore.


Well, that's the theory. However, we have ample evidence that the current POTUS doesn't think that this theory applies to him. And ample evidence that, so far, he is largely right. He seems, somehow, to have the ability to just ignore court orders that would restrain him from doing anything he likes, legal or not. The mechanisms that should be constraining his actions seem to mysteriously be inactive, or at least greatly weakened.

There's legal/illegal, and there's right/wrong. We all know that one is subject to capture and distortion, and the other is a consequence of your worldview. Thinking about abortion(/reproductive health care) should clarify this.

If someone genuinely thinks that the current POTUS will become a dictator, I suppose there might be grounds (practical, not necessarily moral) for adopting a position that will hopefully result in one not being persecuted in the future. Otherwise, I can't think of any reason for anyone being neutral on the most corrupt, disruptive and destructive US president that has ever existed to date (this is not just an opinion, it's a demonstrative fact. Please contest this if you think you can).

Perhaps it's safer for me to say this than it would be for someone who lives in the US. If so, I think that's a tragedy in itself. A tragedy that you guys really need to do something about, before it's too late.
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Ben